I heard that AWS certification is hard. After my first associate-level cert, I would agree with that.

Not sure why it felt harder than professional-level certs on other platforms. Was it due to enormous number of services covered in the exam? Maybe it was a combination of expectations from the associate-level exam and lack of freely available, official materials, specifically tailored for the exam preparation?

Looks like there is only one way to check it… Go for the professional exam next :)

Thu Jul 9, 2026 / 82 words / Learn